AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

This course is intended for Azure security engineers planning to take the associated certification exam or who perform security tasks in their daily work. This course would also be useful for an engineer who wants to specialize in providing security for Azure-based digital platforms and play an integral role in protecting an organization's data.

• Securing Azure Solutions with Azure Active Directory (12 Units)
• Hybrid Identity Implementation (10 Units)
• Implementing Azure AD Identity Protection (14 Units)
• Configuring Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (11 Units)
• Designing a corporate governance strategy (14 Units)
• Implementation of perimeter security (13 Units)
• Network Security Configuration (14 Units)
• Configuring and Managing Host Security (14 Units)
• Enabling container security (14 Units)
• Deploying and Securing Azure Key Vault (14 Units)
• Configuring an Application's Security Features (10 Units)
• Storage Security Implementation (12 Units)
• Configuring and Managing SQL Database Security (14 Units)
• Configuring and Managing Azure Monitor (10 Units)
• Enable and manage Microsoft Defender for the cloud (12 units)
• Microsoft Sentinel Configuration and Monitoring (9 Units)

Module 1: Identity and Access Management

This module covers Azure Active Directory, Azure Identity Protection, Enterprise Governance, Azure AD PIM, and Hybrid Identity.

Lessons

• Azure Active Directory

• Hybrid identity

• Azure Active Directory Identity Protection

• Azure AD Privileged Identity Management

• Corporate governance

Lab: Role-Based Access Control

Lab: Azure Policy

Lab: Resource Manager Locks

Lab: MFA, Conditional Access, and AAD Identity Protection

Lab: Azure AD Privileged Identity Management

Lab: Implementing Directory Synchronization

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement enterprise governance strategies that include role-based access control, Azure policies, and resource locks.

• Deploy an Azure AD infrastructure that includes users, groups, and multi-factor authentication.

• Implement Azure AD Identity Protection, including risk policies, conditional access, and access reviews.

• Implement Azure AD Privileged Identity Management, including Azure AD roles and Azure resources.

• Implement Azure AD Connect, including authentication methods and local directory synchronization.

Module 2: Implementing Platform Protection

This module covers perimeter, network, host, and container security.

Lessons

• Perimeter security

• Network security

• Host Security

• Container security

Lab: Configuring and Securing ACR and AKS

Lab: Azure Firewall

Lab: Network Security and Application Security Groups

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement perimeter security strategies, including Azure Firewall.

• Implement network security strategies, including network security groups and application security groups.

• Implement host security strategies, including endpoint protection, remote access management, update management, and disk encryption.

• Implement container security strategies, including Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Kubernetes.

Module 3: Data and Application Protection

This module covers Azure Key Vault, application security, storage security, and SQL database security.

Lessons

• Azure Key Vault

• Application security

• Storage Security

• SQL Database Security

Lab: Key Vault (Implementing Secure Data by Configuring Always Encrypted)

Lab: Securing Azure SQL Database

Lab: Service Endpoints and Storage Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy Azure Key Vault, including certificates, keys, and secrets.

• Implement application security strategies, including application registration, managed identities, and service endpoints.

• Implement storage security strategies, including shared access signatures, blob retention policies, and Azure Files authentication.

• Implement database security strategies that include authentication, data classification, dynamic data masking, and always-on encryption.

Module 4: Security Operations Management

This module covers Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, and Azure Sentinel.

Lessons

• Azure Monitor

• Azure Security Center

• Azure Sentinel

Lab: Azure Sentinel

Lab: Azure Security Center

Lab: Azure Monitor

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Deploy Azure Monitor, including connected sources, log analytics, and alerts.

• Implement Azure Security Center, including policies, recommendations, and just-in-time access to the virtual machine.

• Deploy Azure Sentinel, including workbooks, incidents, and playbooks.

Students who pass the test will have prior knowledge and understanding of:

• Industry security best practices and requirements, such as defense in depth, least privilege access, role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, shared responsibility, and a zero-trust model.
• Security protocols, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and disk and data encryption methods.
• Have some experience deploying Azure workloads This course does not cover the basics of Azure administration, but rather builds on that knowledge by adding security-specific information.
• Have experience with Windows and Linux systems, as well as scripting languages.
• Course labs can use PowerShell and the CLI.

• Course: English / Spanish

• Labs: English / Spanish

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Demonstrates the skills necessary to implement security controls, maintain an organizational security posture, and identify and correct security vulnerabilities.

Level: Intermediate
Role: Security Engineer
Product: Azure
Subject: Security